LEADER 03271nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910812757903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-56173-1 010 $a9786612561733 010 $a0-7391-4657-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000016411 035 $a(EBL)616230 035 $a(OCoLC)700699430 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000427588 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12127778 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427588 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10406514 035 $a(PQKB)10052065 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC616230 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL616230 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10391949 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL256173 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000016411 100 $a20091218d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSame-sex marriage in the Americas$b[electronic resource] $epolicy innovation for same-sex relationships /$fedited by Jason Pierceson, Adriana Piatti-Crocker and Shawn Schulenberg 210 $aLanham, Md. $cLexington Books$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (427 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-2865-5 311 $a0-7391-2866-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aDemocracy, discursive frames, and same-sex unions : a cross-national analysis / Ahmed Khanani and Jean C. Robinson -- Constructing policy innovation in Argentina : from gender quotas to same-sex marriage / Adriana Piatti-Crocker -- The Argentine supreme court and the construction of a constitutional protection of sexual minorities / Laura Saldivia -- Policy stability without policy : the battle for same-sex partnership recognition in Brazil / Shawn Schulenberg -- Same-sex relationship equality in Mexico / Genaro Lozano -- Deconstructing the backlash : same-sex marriage litigation and social change in the United States and Canada / Jason Pierceson -- Legal struggles and political resistance : same-sex marriage in Canada and the USA / Nancy Nicol and Miriam Smith -- The distinctive centrality of marriage in the United States / David Rayside -- Conclusion : juristocracy in the Americas? / Jason Pierceson. 330 $aThis book explores policy innovation for same-sex couples throughout the Americas and includes same-sex marriage legislation, civil unions, and other new developments for same-sex couples throughout the Americas at both national and sub-national levels. This scholarship is innovative because though much has been written regarding developments in North America, there is very little work dealing with recent developments in the rest of the Americas. 606 $aSame-sex marriage$zAmerica 606 $aGay couples$xLegal status, laws, etc$zAmerica 615 0$aSame-sex marriage 615 0$aGay couples$xLegal status, laws, etc. 676 $a306.84/8097 701 $aPierceson$b Jason$f1972-$01158913 701 $aPiatti-Crocker$b Adriana$f1963-$01619777 701 $aSchulenberg$b Shawn$f1979-$01619778 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812757903321 996 $aSame-sex marriage in the Americas$93952192 997 $aUNINA